The Douglas Trail was constructed in the fall of 1858. This was the first public works project on the mainland. It was initiated by Governor Douglas to ensure food and freight could be transported to the goldfields inland.
Milt Fernandez told us the tale of the formation of Pemberton Emergency Services, including fire, search and rescue and ambulance. Milt talks about the response to the flood of 1984 and how Pemberton finally got a new fire truck. Watch video clips from our Events page.
Today we have Johnny Jones telling us about Lil'wat Archaeology and next week the Tale is about past efforts that led to the paving of the Meadows Road.
Our last Tea and Tales is August 24th - come on by and check it out.
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